Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S40 2PW
How much crime is recorded in S40 2PW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Chesterfield & Stonegravels
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,527 (2024)
S40 2PWChesterfield
How safe is S40 2PW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S40 2PW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S40 2PWNational
Violence and sexual offences49.823.6
Anti-social behaviour21.610.7
Public order12.84.6
Burglary12.09.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Shoplifting4.88.4
Other crime4.51.5
Drugs4.12.4
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.